Definition of valedictorian
: the student usually having the highest rank in a graduating class who delivers the valedictory address at the commencement exercises
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Examples of valedictorian in a Sentence
She was the valedictorian of her class in 1985.
Recent Examples of valedictorian from the Web
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This year Murphy will be a valedictorian of his own class.
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Adrian Gonzalez was the class valedictorian, and Julie Brewer was salutatorian.
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The salutatorian and valedictorian of The John Carroll School's Class of 2017, the Bel Air private school's 50th graduating class, both described their class as unconventional during commencement exercises Saturday morning.
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Armani, who is graduating with a 4.7 GPA, is the valedictorian of her class at Miami Central High School.
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According to information from the school, the valedictorian was Sydney Ryan and the salutatorian was Claire Widseth.
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The 2017 valedictorian is Rachel Watkins, and graduates Sharon Turcotte and James Dignan also received grade-point averages of 4.0.
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Shawntoll Buchanan-Boothe, the class valedictorian, urged her peers not to let fear of failure hinder their progress.
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VALEDICTORIAN Defined for English Language Learners
valedictorian
playDefinition of valedictorian for English Language Learners
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: the student who has the highest grades in a graduating class and who gives a speech at graduation ceremonies
VALEDICTORIAN Defined for Kids
valedictorian
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: a student usually of the highest standing in a class who gives the farewell speech at the graduation ceremonies
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